Re: "Men have all a one-track mind."

John wrote:

> 2) In any case, adverbs NEVER occur between the verb and the
> direct object in English, floated or not. In general,
> nothing occurs in that slot; verb and object are very
> tightly bound and don't allow anything to get between them.

> *I saw yesterday Bill.

Amplifying my previous post.---There must be an exception when the
object is a clause, as these sound OK to me:

I saw yesterday how tall the turkeybeards were.
I saw yesterday that the blushworts were blooming.
I saw yesterday where you'd planted the parsley.
I knew then how all the voters felt.
I knew then that all was not lost.
I knew then where all the flowers had gone.

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